spank

Sounds shady.....Haven't heard of anything like that happening. The impression I've had of our pilot recruiters and HR personnel would not lead me to believe that's something they would do.

Jawad

In case no one else has noticed.....

The 75 in previous 90 days is not on the requirements anymore.....

ESSENTIAL JOB SPECIFICATIONS
The minimum preferred hours are 600 TT, 50 ME. Applicants having below the preferred hours are accepted with the approval of the company's chief pilot. Each case is reviewed on an individual basis.
Minimum Education and/or Experience Required:
§ 600 Total Hours (Fixed Wing)
§ 50 Total Multi Engine Hours
§ 100 Hours Instrument (combination aircraft and/or simulator)
§ High School Diploma (College preferred)
§ FAA Commercial Pilot Certificate (AMEL) with Instrument Rating
§ Current First Class Medical
§ Current Passport
§ FCC Radio Operators Permit
§ Vision Correctable to 20/20

bored

Some comments to address several recent posts:

DG - I call BS on that one. They're not going to even offer an interview if you're not competitive. Stop posting flame bait.

The conditional job offer is just that... CONDITIONAL. I'm not sure where people get the idea that they're a shoe in and there's no turning back, so long as they get that letter. There's still an opportunity to not get the job. Remember, there is a sim eval and the final decision boards.

The recency mins might be gone, but I'll bet you money that lack of recency is a good way to weed yourself out of the pile to be interviewed.

Humans screen all the applications, not a computer.

proskuneho

The 100 instrument time, is that negotiable? It's hard to get actual instrument time when you CFI in sunny Florida and therefore get .1 here and .4 there if you are lucky. With over 1130 total time I only have about 85 instrument. It takes forever! I wish I could log even 1/4 of the time that my students are under the hood shooting approaches...

seattlepilot

Can anyone explain why Mesaba would turn down a guy with 2000+ hours, with previous 121 experience with CRJ ? This time last year i was turned down with 1700 hrs and that was the time when they were hiring people into saabs and crjs like crazy.. I meet any other requirement posted in there.. any idea what i am missing?

tcraft

Did you count your simulated instrument time which you received while you were in training or practicing approaches with a safety pilot? Pretty sure that counts.... anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

flyboy2136

It might be worth going up with a friend or other instructor and getting under the hood and get that last 15 hours.... even if you have to pay for it. If your FBO has a provision for you to take a plane to stay instrument current, use it. The job market is getting competetive as you know, so get the time quickly. I waited to send out apps in the beginning of the first hiring boom, to give myself more options. I missed the opportunity and had to wait almost another year. Anyways just my thoughts. Good luck!

and tcraft, that sounds right to me. Instrument time is instrument time, even if it was dual received.

bored

Seattlepilot... you do realize it takes more than just having some numbers printed in a logbook to get the job right?

proskuneho

Yes, and that's what we are trying to figure out. WHAT are they looking for when they will hire a 400 hr pilot and NOT a 1000 hr or even 2000 hr pilot?

bored

The vast majority hired lately are not 400 hour guys. The mix is still diverse, but its trending heavily 121 at this point. Hours are only part of the equation. There have been numerous posts on this site that give insight on what XJ is looking for. I'll summarize for you....

You obviously have to have good knowledge technically. But it goes beyond that into your personality, attitude, demeanor, the stories you tell, your background, grades, work history, activities outside flying and so on. Basically the whole package must fit into the mold that is indicative of a Mesaba pilot. Each airline has a certain culture and we're proud of ours, even with the bumps in the road we've had. We've been around a long time and want to continue that... so you need to be able to FIT our culture. You also have to show the interviewers that you know how to fly and will be successful in our training program and will contribute positively to the airline. EVERYTHING is evaluated.

So... it's more than numbers. YOu can have 20,000 hours and have a complete dud of a personality and attitude and not get the job. On the flip side, you can have lower time, a fantastic attitude and land the job.

Make sense?